Present simple and present time

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We use the present simple to talk about:

something that is true in the present: I’m nineteen years old. I’m a student. He lives in London.

something that happens regularly in the present: I play football every weekend.

something that is always true: The human body contains 206 bones. Light travels at almost 300,000 kilometres per second.

We often use adverbs of frequency like sometimes, always and never with the present simple:

I sometimes go to the cinema. She never plays football.

Here are some useful sentences. Complete them so they are true for you and try to remember them:

My name is … . I’m … years old. I come from … . I live in … . I’m a(n) … . I … at the weekend. I often … . I never … . Complete these sentences so they are true for a friend and try to remember them:

Her/His name is … . She’s/He’s … years old. She/He comes from … . She/He lives in … . She’s/He’s a(n) … . She/He … at the weekend. She/He often … . She/He never … .

Present simple and future time We also use the present simple to talk about:

something that is fixed in the future: The school term starts next week. The train leaves at 19.45 this evening. We fly to Paris next week.

something in the future after time words like when, after and before and after if and unless: I’ll talk to John when I see him. You must finish your work before you go home. If it rains we’ll get wet. He won’t come unless you ask him.